Guidebook for Turku
Essentials
Closest supermarket is on the basement floor of the shopping center Sokos Wiklund.
14 locals recommend
Sokos Wilklund
11 EerikinkatuClosest supermarket is on the basement floor of the shopping center Sokos Wiklund.
Lidl Turku Keskusta
4 EerikinkatuThe cheapest groceries in the whole Turku!
Sale Humalistonkatu
9 HumalistonkatuOpen until 11pm every day!
Food Scene
Nice wine bar with a delicious a la carte menu. Step in for a cup of coffee and a cake or enjoy a glass of wine with a modern pizza. Cakes 5.50eur, pizza 12-15eur, main dishes 12-25eur.
51 locals recommend
Tintå
9 Läntinen RantakatuNice wine bar with a delicious a la carte menu. Step in for a cup of coffee and a cake or enjoy a glass of wine with a modern pizza. Cakes 5.50eur, pizza 12-15eur, main dishes 12-25eur.
Explore the ruins of Turku in the Aboa Vetus museum of history and art and have an inexpensive lunch in the museum cafeteria (7.50eur for salad buffet). They also serve a Saturday jazz brunch.
55 locals recommend
Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova
4-6 Itäinen RantakatuExplore the ruins of Turku in the Aboa Vetus museum of history and art and have an inexpensive lunch in the museum cafeteria (7.50eur for salad buffet). They also serve a Saturday jazz brunch.
A cosy and cute inexpensive cafeteria in the university quarters is worth a visit!
11 locals recommend
Fabbes Cafe
6 TehtaankatuA cosy and cute inexpensive cafeteria in the university quarters is worth a visit!
The most popular cafeteria in Turku. Serves excellent coffee and cakes of different kinds as well as Finnish cinnamon bun called korvapuusti.
49 locals recommend
Café Art
5 Läntinen RantakatuThe most popular cafeteria in Turku. Serves excellent coffee and cakes of different kinds as well as Finnish cinnamon bun called korvapuusti.
A cosy and hipsterish gastro pub that serves Finnish archipelago style pizza. The ingredients are from Åland, the biggest island in the archipelago. Pizza 11-15eur.
20 locals recommend
Pub Niska
1 KristiinankatuA cosy and hipsterish gastro pub that serves Finnish archipelago style pizza. The ingredients are from Åland, the biggest island in the archipelago. Pizza 11-15eur.
A cute cafeteria in a small 19th century house. They serve delicious cakes, heavenly coffee and a tasty soup lunch. Next to Turku Cathedral.
Piispankatu 14
14 PiispankatuA cute cafeteria in a small 19th century house. They serve delicious cakes, heavenly coffee and a tasty soup lunch. Next to Turku Cathedral.
The perfect summer cafeteria! Travel back in time to the 18th century and enjoy a summer day on an old fashioned inner yard. Everything in the cafeteria is like in the good old days.
14 locals recommend
Cafe Qwensel
13 B Läntinen RantakatuThe perfect summer cafeteria! Travel back in time to the 18th century and enjoy a summer day on an old fashioned inner yard. Everything in the cafeteria is like in the good old days.
Sightseeing
Turku Cathedral
1 TuomiokirkonkatuBeautiful church, you can see it from the living room window!
An old beautiful ship, the walk here from the city center along the river is beautiful!
12 locals recommend
The Suomen Joutsen full-rigger
72 LinnankatuAn old beautiful ship, the walk here from the city center along the river is beautiful!
A beautiful castle. The park around the castle is perfect for a summer pique nique!
71 locals recommend
Turku Castle
80 LinnankatuA beautiful castle. The park around the castle is perfect for a summer pique nique!
A perfect destination for a day trip, Naantali is an archipelago city with old wooden houses overlooking the sea. Nice restaurants, here you can also find childrens favourite Moomin world.
29 locals recommend
Naantali
A perfect destination for a day trip, Naantali is an archipelago city with old wooden houses overlooking the sea. Nice restaurants, here you can also find childrens favourite Moomin world.
Portsalainen
A cosy neighbourhood with old wooden houses. Perfect destination for an evening walk.
A beautiful park with old buildings around it is the perfect surrounding for a walk or a pique nique!
7 locals recommend
Puolalaparken
PuolalanpuistoA beautiful park with old buildings around it is the perfect surrounding for a walk or a pique nique!
Kauppahallin Hovimestari Oy
Full of small traditional shops and cafés as well as lunch restaurants.
Unique outdoor museum - Handicrafts Museum, an internationally renowned tourism attraction. Consists of 18 blocks of original 18th century – early 19th century buildings on their original location.
38 locals recommend
Luostarinmäki Handicrafts Museum
Unique outdoor museum - Handicrafts Museum, an internationally renowned tourism attraction. Consists of 18 blocks of original 18th century – early 19th century buildings on their original location.
Arts & Culture
An art museum with different exhibitions. They have a great museum cafeteria that overlooks the river. Inexpensive soup+salad lunch even on weekends (6.80eur).
24 locals recommend
Waino Aaltonen Museum of Art
An art museum with different exhibitions. They have a great museum cafeteria that overlooks the river. Inexpensive soup+salad lunch even on weekends (6.80eur).
Turku City library represents modern Finnish architecture. Step in, walk around and enjoy a coffee in the Italian style library cafeteria.
Pääkirjasto
2 LinnankatuTurku City library represents modern Finnish architecture. Step in, walk around and enjoy a coffee in the Italian style library cafeteria.
Turku Art Museum
26 AurakatuTurku art museum is a beautiful building up on the Puolala hill.
Everything Else
Want to experience the unique Finnish nature? Take a trip to Ruissalo national park.
It’s easily accessible, just take bus number 8 from the market square. The bus drive takes about 10-15 minutes.
64 locals recommend
Ruissalo
Want to experience the unique Finnish nature? Take a trip to Ruissalo national park.
It’s easily accessible, just take bus number 8 from the market square. The bus drive takes about 10-15 minutes.
Drinks & Nightlife
Old Bank
3 AurakatuAn old fashioned Finnish bar, worth a visit!